WEBVTT 00:08.190 --> 00:16.770 Yeah. It's a no um. Hi. Yes. Yes. Years. 00:17.400 --> 00:21.560 Tolpuddle. It was just as good will and hair to a. 00:22.170 --> 00:25.610 Despite staying and when I was doing it can memorize. 00:26.450 --> 00:30.580 Unveiling of the women's memorial that it's I'm here to focus 00:30.580 --> 00:32.950 more on just talking about women in military and 00:34.280 --> 00:35.180 The meteors. 00:36.300 --> 00:37.280 It needs to be. 00:38.950 --> 00:40.050 Yeah this is is. 00:40.600 --> 00:42.440 That it's not so special. 00:43.350 --> 00:46.910 I mean it's not as fortunate seven years in canada to be a. 00:47.550 --> 00:51.320 Women's moral and that the C handled it and are like to that 00:51.320 --> 00:54.000 was just one of the highlights among the career is a junior. 00:54.530 --> 00:57.460 Officer I think there's a captain at the time it was just so 00:57.760 --> 01:00.980 special to see all these women that trades and you know world 01:00.980 --> 01:01.300 war two. 01:01.820 --> 01:04.950 Area have for out they were there sir us a visceral inspiring 01:04.950 --> 01:08.500 and so you know here. I am now's called all these many years 01:08.500 --> 01:12.220 later it is my new reflect on the and I can't I'm having a saying 01:12.270 --> 01:15.620 be like looking out there and scenes that it's it's just really 01:15.620 --> 01:19.510 neat to see how route that are you know what they didn't military 01:19.700 --> 01:20.820 it's very inspiring. 01:21.860 --> 01:22.610 You. Do. 01:26.980 --> 01:31.280 The first first came alum sit. So lamal kinda level manner that. 01:31.280 --> 01:32.420 Welcome army nicely. 01:32.990 --> 01:34.680 Spies having made just for that. 01:37.010 --> 01:43.580 David. That made us do what I can I try to be a good role models. 01:43.580 --> 01:48.480 So there's no female it's me we have a lot of strong female officers 01:48.480 --> 01:53.530 and his soldiers that them in a mine me that artists in a tiny 01:53.530 --> 01:56.510 inspire me are very all inspiring cells. 01:57.170 --> 02:00.720 Um I just of I can continue making a lot for him. 02:02.300 --> 02:05.830 In this evening's and not just happy that since the I think to 02:06.110 --> 02:10.820 the Producer and the just very thankful for the community here 02:10.820 --> 02:14.350 until sitting in for all those us support those of us of working in. 02:16.610 --> 02:20.510 I'm very happy. I get to be a part of this ceremony to. The 02:24.980 --> 02:28.260 Durian then there is a sage prison jonathan Kennedy said. 02:28.810 --> 02:32.760 In a names that threatens the survival of freedom. We join together 02:33.080 --> 02:35.580 to honor those who may our freedom possible. 02:36.350 --> 02:39.760 Today more than half a century later we still face some dangerous 02:39.790 --> 02:42.710 challenges and then the answer. Unsettled world. 02:43.720 --> 02:48.070 Uh one thing has not changed our and that's the courageous soldiers 02:48.070 --> 02:49.690 sailors airmen integrate. 02:50.270 --> 02:53.700 All those it demonstrated the medal to sacrifice for the common good. 02:54.900 --> 02:58.430 As we join together today adjusted terms that I you know to honor 02:58.430 --> 03:02.160 all the trends. I have the privilege of of participating in this 03:02.160 --> 03:03.120 right mission of. 03:03.670 --> 03:08.280 Have service by women and the military and the This women's on human. 03:09.040 --> 03:13.770 Um. A texting back in time. This is very special day and that 03:13.820 --> 03:17.050 it reminded me several years ago. I had the honor and privilege 03:17.050 --> 03:20.670 and that the good fortune to live traps of why she traveled to 03:20.670 --> 03:23.690 watching to the same for the filling in the women's national 03:23.690 --> 03:27.560 military service they're women right there in arlington and I 03:27.560 --> 03:29.990 know there's at least one person this ring that was there but 03:29.990 --> 03:32.740 are there any other of you that got to know that that. 03:33.290 --> 03:37.780 That a couple. Um that was so just special time. It was a beret. 03:38.420 --> 03:42.240 The head of very profound impact on me to see those women veterans 03:42.240 --> 03:44.870 there are some of them all the way back to world war two day 03:44.870 --> 03:47.800 summit were still wearing their uniform from the time Barry and 03:48.200 --> 03:52.110 I am lives. I'm a just to better and I look at my intended. 03:52.380 --> 03:55.440 I mean I just looked like they stuck dried all the time from 03:55.440 --> 03:58.880 the time period. Right there today is sold around the the prout 03:58.880 --> 04:03.610 private they had never a military service it just really when 04:03.610 --> 04:06.780 over told us that where they're made us proud and it was something 04:06.780 --> 04:10.160 that when I had really experienced as a female in the military 04:10.160 --> 04:14.280 to get to talk to those women and just say and and and listen 04:14.280 --> 04:17.930 to know that it out so that a lot in here and I'm on making the 04:17.930 --> 04:18.810 ball that I have an. 04:19.790 --> 04:22.950 Fortune mating is heading back there that reminded me at that 04:22.950 --> 04:26.510 time that she's a world war two veteran are still served four 04:26.510 --> 04:30.520 years in the air force and was on a very created taking airplanes 04:30.520 --> 04:32.260 around I'm back to the mobile. 04:32.800 --> 04:36.480 Women round to different locations. So is an honor to meet kernagan. 04:36.480 --> 04:38.940 Another proud veteran just all. Inspired. 04:51.140 --> 04:55.270 Wine use the moral ozone for the Wanted think that community 04:55.270 --> 04:58.130 and all those that were involved in it because it was it does 04:58.130 --> 05:02.000 tell you know recognize the women and serve the foreign that 05:02.000 --> 05:06.060 star units the show and the women coming out that they are recognize 05:06.060 --> 05:06.770 and appreciate. 05:07.910 --> 05:10.630 And we talked about the history of women and a all the way back 05:10.630 --> 05:15.190 to American revolution the world were want civil war all the 05:15.190 --> 05:19.170 way up to desert storm are right in Afghanistan for free and vietnam. 05:19.940 --> 05:22.630 So women of is serving from the very beginning of the American 05:22.630 --> 05:27.200 revolution on a bitch sir voluntarily and I started whale. 05:27.910 --> 05:31.120 The Simon and wartime and that continues to that. 05:32.460 --> 05:36.760 Today our roles are expanding it and as I state occur la of brother. 05:36.760 --> 05:40.020 So you know what I'm army national guard. We're currently budding 05:40.020 --> 05:44.020 be melts into call that physicians and also call that you know 05:44.020 --> 05:45.860 is that were previously close to the um. 05:46.670 --> 05:52.010 Um we had opportunities now to sermon fires 14 to fly fighter jets. 05:52.010 --> 05:58.270 Helicopters also present will be a able to do one special operations. Troops. 06:00.750 --> 06:04.270 The jus right away that we had to fame else with our 45 gold 06:04.270 --> 06:07.640 artillery birthday got to fires rockets for the high mars rocket system. 06:08.200 --> 06:11.310 So definitely a lot of role expansion for females. 06:12.170 --> 06:15.400 As I can play it today. I would like to say a few words about 06:15.450 --> 06:19.050 future over military has really white from continuous combat 06:19.050 --> 06:23.070 operations lena's continued to be exceptionally. Well led we'll 06:23.070 --> 06:26.830 try to well-equipped so that we are prepared for future challenges. 06:27.710 --> 06:31.520 A readiness of our people our capabilities and of partnerships. 06:32.030 --> 06:34.130 Are very important to our future success. 06:35.000 --> 06:38.920 We must also never forget those who have given their lives and start. 06:39.430 --> 06:40.200 To our nation. 06:41.350 --> 06:44.480 We will continue just for our fallen heroes and for a follow 06:44.560 --> 06:48.230 our families our fallen heroes and all those who it return from 06:48.230 --> 06:50.290 combat with mental and physical. Scars. 06:52.410 --> 06:56.120 Together we will take a honor and she was brave men and women. 06:56.700 --> 06:57.850 They're all over the world. 06:59.340 --> 07:01.540 Fighting and for our. Freedom. 07:07.130 --> 07:09.280 The here wars all-women. You're sir. 07:10.010 --> 07:15.060 And all the man also repelled to integrate women into the armed forces. 07:15.640 --> 07:18.250 Thank you to all those women that that is that a. 07:19.280 --> 07:22.200 Are serving in paving the way you're all inspiring. 07:22.720 --> 07:24.710 And I'm proud to follow in your footsteps. 07:25.680 --> 07:29.100 So all my fellow service members the same prison. 07:29.810 --> 07:33.800 Into the as his foreign almost in uniform thinking heavy veterans think..